Bartholomew Abominations
By Paul Sirett. A radical reworking of Ben Jonson鈥檚 classic satire, set in a dystopian future.
Bartholomew Abominations is a collaboration between award winning audio producers, Naked Productions and Graeae Theatre, placing Deaf and disabled artists centre stage.
This radical reinvention of a classic drama for 21st century audiences is a vibrant, biting political commentary about modern British identity.
In the original, Ben Jonson takes a swipe at the narrow-minded puritanism of the early 17th century. Paul Sirett鈥檚 new version reflects on narrow-minded disability discrimination and English nationalism of the early 21st century. The story is set in 2032, at an annual event where suitors must find the 鈥減erfect鈥 partner or face deportation.
Naked Productions and Graeae have a strong reputation for taking famous titles and turning them into engaging new audio drama. Previous work includes The Midwich Cuckoos, Little Dorrit and Three Sisters.
Bartholomew Abominations has an exceptional cast of disabled and non-disabled actors, including Liz Carr (Silent Witness), Stephen Collins (Reasons to Be Cheerful), Garry Robson (Fittings MultiMedia Arts) and Mina Anwar (Life of Pi).
The writer, Paul Sirett, is an Olivier-nominated playwright with over 25 professional productions to his name including two plays for disabled-led theatre company Graeae (Reasons to be Cheerful and The Iron Man) and two West End transfers (The Big Life and Rat Pack Confidential). He has also worked extensively as a dramaturg for the Royal Shakespeare Company, The Royal Court, The National Theatre, Soho Theatre Company and for West End & Broadway producers. Paul also writes for radio and has won two Best Writer awards at the New York International Radio Festival and a Special Commendation at the Prix Italia.
Paul is currently Associate Dramaturg at the Ambassador Theatre Group, and an Associate Teacher of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, an Associate Artist of Soho Theatre, and an Associate Fellow of the University of Warwick.
This programme is dedicated to the memory of actor Garry Robson, who passed away in July 2024.
Cast:
Mrs Purecraft鈥︹︹︹︹︹.Liz Carr
John鈥︹︹︹︹︹︹︹︹︹ack Hunter
Ursula鈥︹︹︹︹︹︹︹︹.Chloe Ewart
Alice鈥︹︹︹︹︹︹︹︹︹tacey Ghent
Tom鈥︹︹︹︹︹︹︹︹︹tephen Collins
Ned鈥︹︹︹︹︹︹︹︹︹.Michael Golab
Best鈥︹︹︹︹︹︹︹︹︹..Garry Robson
Hobbs鈥︹︹︹︹︹︹︹︹..Mina Anwar
Directors鈥︹︹︹︹︹︹︹ .Jenny Sealey and Polly Thomas
Sound recordist鈥︹︹︹︹..Louis Blatherwick
Sound design and producer鈥.Eloise Whitmore
Original music 鈥︹︹︹︹︹.Oliver Vibrans
Sign Language Interpreters鈥..Caroline Richardson, Jeni Draper, Vikki Gee-Dare and Chandrika Gopalakrishnan
Executive Producer鈥︹︹︹..Jeremy Mortimer
A Naked Productions/Graeae Theatre collaboration for 麻豆社 Radio 4
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- Sat 7 Nov 2020 15:00麻豆社 Radio 4
- Sun 15 Dec 2024 15:00麻豆社 Radio 4 FM
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